Thanks for the tips!
For overclocking I am mainly doing it to gain experience before doing it to a much more expensive CPU later. Getting an 3.2 P4 is easier than pie these days compared to an X4.
Also this CPU is VERY good at emergency measures. It underclocked automatically to 200mhz when the cooler paste failed to contact after dust removal one time. The fan cut to 100 percent automatically (Sounds like a vacuum cleaner with that many watts being used)
Top of the line paste and of course a new cooler are part of the budget of course but I am confident even my stock cooler could handle it because the fan is less than 10 percent most of the time. And less than 50 at full load.
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